Klotz Digital
Encyclopedia
Klotz Digital AG is a manufacturer of audio media products based in Munich, Germany.
The company is active in the two business segments Public Address
and Radio & TV Broadcast
.
Its products include systems for radio
broadcast, television
broadcast, live sound, public address
, and commercial sound.
Klotz Digital first products were for use in live sound installations In 1996 digital mixing surfaces were introduced.
Klotz Digital currently has a public address product line named VARIZONE.
At the end of 2009, Klotz Digital AG was acquired by United Screens Media AG. Thomas Klotz resigned from his position, and Dr. Andreas Gruettner, known as CEO of United Screens Media AG, was appointed Klotz Digital’s new CEO.
The broadcast products range from stand-alone on-air mixing console
s for radio
and TV stations to a suite of products to enable efficient workflows in large broadcast facilities and production studios.
The company is active in the two business segments Public Address
Public address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
and Radio & TV Broadcast
Broadcast
Broadcast or Broadcasting may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program* Broadcast , an English electronic music band...
.
Its products include systems for radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcast, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcast, live sound, public address
Public address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
, and commercial sound.
History
Klotz Digital was founded in 1990 by Thomas Klotz.Klotz Digital first products were for use in live sound installations In 1996 digital mixing surfaces were introduced.
Klotz Digital currently has a public address product line named VARIZONE.
At the end of 2009, Klotz Digital AG was acquired by United Screens Media AG. Thomas Klotz resigned from his position, and Dr. Andreas Gruettner, known as CEO of United Screens Media AG, was appointed Klotz Digital’s new CEO.
Products
.The broadcast products range from stand-alone on-air mixing console
Mixing console
In professional audio, a mixing console, or audio mixer, also called a sound board, mixing desk, or mixer is an electronic device for combining , routing, and changing the level, timbre and/or dynamics of audio signals. A mixer can mix analog or digital signals, depending on the type of mixer...
s for radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and TV stations to a suite of products to enable efficient workflows in large broadcast facilities and production studios.